The final topic of discussion was an examination of the charges of poor performance and manufacturing problems leveled against the B-2 program by a General Accounting Office (GAO) study.
Thompson's amendment is particularly timely insofar as it comes as the General Accounting Office (GAO) is completing work on a classified report -- also tasked by the senior Senator from Tennessee -- that looks into this issue.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced the Department of Justice is looking into the problem, and Congressional leaders are calling for GAO investigations and more.